BLD TopBuild Corp.
$411.08
Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80%
Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple
Moderate · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 22.5% above fair value

You pay $411.08
Bear $246.00
Fair $335.46
Bull $424.91
Bear $246.00 -40.2% $18.27 × 14x + net cash
Fair $335.46 -18.4% $18.27 × 18x + net cash
Bull $424.91 +3.4% $18.27 × 22x + net cash

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($18.27)

Implied Market Multiple 22.5x

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $519.67 from 29 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $335.46 per share.

Warnings

This company has a built-in lending arm whose debt is mixed in with the main business. We capped the debt adjustment to avoid overstating what the core business owes.
Wall Street's average price target is $519.67 (from 29 analysts). Our estimate is 47% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Standard 10-year DCF produces unreliable terminal values for cyclicals
  • 'Cheap' P/E at cycle peak is the most common value trap — normalize first
  • Captive finance subsidiaries have different risk profiles from manufacturing